4.29.2006

When I heard the news yesterday that Rosie O'Donnell would be replacing the soon-to-be departing Meredith Viera on The View come September, the first thing I said was, "Oh great! Now people are going to have to listen to her big mouth talk over everyone all the time?" Then, about 30 seconds later, I remembered the whole thing about Rosie calling Star Jones-Reynolds a "former fatty" and publicly giving her crap about not revealing how she lost all that weight. Suddenly, birds started chirping, the sun was shining and I became very excited about the possibility of trouble that might brew with Rosie and Joy Behar sitting at the same table together ganging the hell up on former fatty Ms. Jones-Reynolds. Anyway, it will be interesting to see the dynamic Rosie brings to The View. I never had a problem with her a few years ago when she had her little daytime talk show. It was only after it ended that she became really loud and bitter, opening up her mouth all the time saying annoying shit. She definitely is the complete opposite of Meredith Viera who I love and think is such a classy lady. Well, who knows, maybe Rosie wont want to piss off Barbara Walters and will put her nicey talkshow personality back on when she joins the View. Although, if we are being honest here, I'm kinda hoping she'll come on the show wearing her bright red devil horns just to stir things up. Yeah, fat chance.

4.28.2006

Hey everyone! Happy weekend! It has been a crazy, crazy week, hasn't it? I still can't get over all the dirty scandal that went on in the name of Denise Richards, Charlie Sheen, Richie Sambora and that dear Heather Locklear who, in our Team Heather / Team Denise competition, won over that bitch Denise by a landslide! Yay! So, I wanted to tell you about something new that Tabloid Whore is featured in, it's the first ever Carnival of Celeblogs where each Friday former Lifestyle's of the Rich and Famous host Robin Leach will host the week's best celebrity theme blog posts from across the blogosophere at his Luxe Life Vegas Online Journal. I am so happy to be a part of this really fun idea along with a bunch of the other cool blog kids like popbytes, Glitterati and Defamer (just to name a few). So this weekend, please hop on over, check it out, and have some fun playing around at the Carnival of Celeblogs!

Not Alec, not Billy, not Stephen, but Daniel Baldwin was arrested last Saturday for possession of cocaine. Dude was in a $75 a night hotel in Santa Monica at the time of his arrest. If you live in Los Angeles, you know that a hotel that costs only $75 in Santa Monica pretty much equals a crack den, thank you very much. Police showed up at Baldwin's hotel room after another hotel guest complained about loud noises coming from his room. According to Court TV,

"police found Baldwin, 45, with a drug pipe in his hands and another man, Winston Anthony Hunter, 52, hiding in the bathroom. There was also a "small amount of cocaine," in the room." When questioned by the officers, both men admitted to being high on illegal drugs and were arrested for possession of cocaine, possession of narcotic paraphernalia and being under the influence of narcotics." Police would not comment on the relationship between Baldwin and the man hiding in the bathroom. Hmmm. Baldwin was released the following day on $10,000 bail. This isn't his first brush with the drugs...you may remember in 1998 Baldwin ran through New York's Plaza Hotel NAKED and high on that wacky crack cocaine. Police at the time, had been called to the hotel after someone complained Baldwin had the volume on his porn movies turned up to a crazy ass level. Oh that must have been a site to see, not to mention, hear. Woah boy.Source: Court TV

4.27.2006

Hey kiddies....posts might be very slow to very few the next couple days cuz TW is on vacation getting herself a nice tan. Ok, maybe not getting a tan, but definitely still on vacation and more likely out shopping and spending money instead of ruining my eyesight sitting in front of my computer all day (plus the hotel internet connection ain't working!!). So, hang tight and things will be back up to regular speed in a couple days. In the meantime, check out my boy over at popbytes if you are going thru withdrawal and need a little hit o' junk! xoxo TW

4.26.2006

Oh that Teri Hatcher...y'know, I like her and wish the woman no harm, but do you ever wonder if those certain people who just seem to have so much bad luck bring it on to themselves? She has had terrible, terrible, luck with men (which counts a "sexless" marriage to former hubby Jon Tenney) and last month Hatcher revealed in Vanity Fair how she was dumped by a mystery man rumored to be George Clooney and also, molested by her uncle as a child. Now in her upcoming book "Burnt Toast And Other Philosophies of Life," Hatcher reveals that she was once also molested while getting a massage. Um, ok. In today's column, Rush and Malloy reveals an excerpt in her book:"Hatcher claims that a masseur molested her at a spa by trying to give her a "happy ending. As I was lying there I couldn't figure out if I was being violated or if I was enjoying myself." From then on, Hatcher requested masseuses."Egh! Where was that girl going to get her massages? Certainly not Burke Williams! Also riding on the Teri Hatcher bad luck boat today is PEOPLE magazine who is reporting that Teri sustained an eye injury on the set of Desperate Housewives Tuesday when a light bulb exploded in her face. Good God woman! She needs to get someone to take that voodoo curse off of her!

Check it out folks! Here's the fabulous new cover of the upcoming issue of The National Enquirer (hitting newsstands tomorrow!). It looks like they've got a lot of excitement packed into this latest issue. Oh dear, look at poor Liz Taylor, from the looks of things and that headline, I'm worried she may be kicking the bucket soon. Oh I hope not! I wish she could make a recovery like Liza Minnelli did a few years back, but I'm not holding out too much hope. The National Enquirer will also have the scoop on what is going on with Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman, oh I so want them to get married and Nicole to be happy! It may be a while for that because they have a story about Keith calling off their wedding because he is really focusing on staying off the alcohol and drugs, which has been quite the struggle for him. The couple is still together (phew!) but it's reportedly been a little too overwhelming and intense for Keith and he's not quite ready to commit. Plus, NE has the EXCLUSIVE story on Ms. Ashlee Simpson getting a nose job last week. Seems like she got rid of that famous "Simpson bump" her and Jessica used to be oh so proud of and had the sucker smoothed out. Ashlee has been looking great lately since she has more or less turned herself into "mini-Jessica," so I bet this little procedure made her look even better. Lastly, will the Natalee Holloway case ever be solved? Will those folks in Aruba ever find that girl's body? I love my true life crime stories and have been really intrigued by this story and what really happened to this girl. Granted, I have not even become as close to being obsessed with it like I was with the Laci/Scott Peterson case, but this one is pretty good and The National Enquirer always has the latest secret scoop on these type of cases. I love it!

So popbytes has this great story up on the sizzlin' new feud between Heather Locklear and Denise Richards and how Heather totally morphed back into good 'ol Amanda Woodward from Melrose Place and was all like to Denise, "girl, you are sooo dead to me!" And you know Denise was probably like "whatever bitch! I know I said I was your best friend but Richie's a rockstar ok? You had Richie AND Tommy Lee, now it's my turn!" So of course, people are going to start to take sides la dee daaa and you just know that store Kitson on Robertson is going to print up another one of their tired "TEAM" shirts this time featuring Heather/Denise. I'm sorry, aside from the fact that Kitson has been sooo dead to me ever since they put up that idiotic red velvet rope outside the entrance to the store, I think most of us were over the "TEAM" t-shirts after the whole "team Aniston/team Jolie" thing-a-ding-ding. And even though I despise those shirts and think they are sooo out of fashion, I must ask my tabloid bitches the following question: Team Heather or Team Denise? TW will cast her vote in the comments section!

4.25.2006

Listen up prison bitches! Watch your backs cuz LOST star Michelle Rodriguez is heading for the slammer! Rodriguez appeared in a Honolulu court Tuesday and pleaded guilty to earlier charges of driving under the influence. The judge gave her a choice of either 240 hours of community service or 5 days in jail and that tough ass bitch Michelle chose jail time! I love it! She will start her 5 day sentence on Wednesday after she turns herself in and is transported to a slammer in Oahu, Hawaii. Seriously though, 5 days seems like a pretty weak sentence for drunk driving...and it's her second offense (one in Los Angeles, one in Hawaii). I don't really like that part of it. Saying that, Rodriguez very well may be spending even more time in jail. Seems like she violated her 3 year probation from her first DUI offense and the Los Angeles City Attny is now trying to get her probation revoked. She is to appear in court May 5th for a probation revocation hearing where she could receive more than 16 months in jail. Ohhhh! Forget LOST and Little Kim's "Countdown To Lockdown," I want to see an all-out prison reality show starring Michelle Rodriguez! YES!

Well, it's been a whole couple weeks since a magazine has put a "Britney Spears Is Pregnant" declaration on their magazine, so leave it to US Weekly to break that tabloid dry spell. I said a while back i'm not going to 100% believe anything until Britney and Kevin make an official announcement. I'm not saying I don't have my opinions, I just think it's tired to keep recycling that same old story over and over and over and over again and still no confirmation from Britney herself. She told us the first time she was pregnant, I'm sure she'll announce it soon enough again if it's true. Until then, keep yo pants on people. Truth be told, I wasn't even going to post on this, but I wanted any excuse to show you this picture US Weekly has up of Britney and baby Sean Preston in Las Vegas this past weekend. He is the most precious thing!!Source: US Weekly

Alright, 24 fans, I am going to start off this post by saying that I am not 100% convinced that Secretary of Defense James Heller actually died when he drove his car off that cliff during last night's episode of 24. Yes, maybe his car did fly over a cliff landing nose down in the lake hundreds of feet below. Yes, the impact probably could have killed him alone. BUT, what's holding me on to a grain of hope is that they didn't make the car explode by hitting part of the mountain on the way down. Now that's what they do when they want to show a guaranteed death (ok, let's forget Kim surviving her car explosion in season one). I don't know about you, but I kept watching the screen, waiting and praying for Heller's grey haired head to pop up out of the water showing us that he survived, but it didn't happen. Hey, this show is in real time so it can always happen next week! You must understand that I love me some Secretary Heller and William Devane the actor that plays him. I've loved Devane since he played Gregory Sumner on Knotts Landing years ago..(s-e-e-e-xxxy) and I am not ready to let him go! Boo hoo. Again, 24 kills off another great character but keeps that wet blanket Audrey alive! I don't get it! So, until I actually see them fishing his dead body out of the car with a big fat crane, I'm going to stay in denial and just believe my dear Senator Heller is wandering somewhere in the hills or swimming in that lake with the fishies. Alive.

Bianca Nardi, 28, a former producer on The Maury Povich Show has filed a $100 million sexual harassment lawsuit against Maury and other members of the shows staff claiming all this crazy stuff like they "barraged her with sexual remarks and made her watch porno movies and expose her body," while working on the show. Hello? You work on the Maury Povich show, you don't think you're gonna be exposed to a little porn?! It's called"guest researchhoney! She also claims that Maury and another staff member named Donna Benner Ingber were having relations and that she was forced to do all of this woman's work because Ingbar would never get in trouble cuz she was doing Maury. Court papers also say that"through the nearly six years of her employment, Paul Faulhaber, executive producer of "The Maury Povich Show, 'ordered her to wear short skirts, low-cut blouses and push-up bras.'" Ok, so maybe the lady had to wear that gear when she was ordered to go undercover to bars to try and nail cheating husbands for the show, that actually sounds kinda fun. Plus, I've saved the kicker for last...her lawyers have said that she has been in psychiatric treatment because of the harassment and that she gained 40 to 50 pounds because of the workplace stress. God Bless America!Huh. She put up with all of that for 6 years while working on the show but she never decided to leave before now? Nardi claims she endured this alleged behavior because she feared losing her job. Agh! I am so tired of that old excuse! If this shit was really going down at the Maury Povich show (of all places), you would be outta there after the second or third time something happened and contacting a lawyer. You don't wait till 6 years into the job to do something. Give me a break! A spokesperson for NBC Universal says that a full investigation of her allegations was conducted an it was concluded that her claims had no merit. Lastly, I do hope this woman is full of shit because it would break my little heart to think that Maury cheated on darling Connie Chung! Can you imagine? Who's your babies daddy? Who's your babies daddy?Source: AP -read more about the lawsuit here!

Gah! What the hell is happening here??? Yesterday I got an email from reader Amy that went a little something like this:Amy: "ohmigod! have you seen the pictures of Denise Richards and Richie Sambora together?TW: No, I haven't seen them, but Denise and Heather are really good friends, I'm sure it's nothing. I'll check them out though.(30 mins minutes later..tick tock....tick tock...)TW: Woah, wait a minute! ok, I just looked at the pictures. WTF??? That does not look like just friendship. She is friends with Heather! Huh???? oh dear.

Above is the most scandalous photo of the bunch and you can check out the rest of the Sambora/Richards canoodling photos compliments of the folks over at Hollywood Rag. And for those of you who say, "oh you can't even see her face in the picture," trust me, you can see her stinkin' face right here!:

Now girls, we all know you don't straddle just anyone, let alone your girlfriend's husband. That's what makes me sad about this whole thing is that Denise and Heather Locklear were supposed to be really good friends, no? Well, Entertainment Tonight has reported that sources say Denise and Heather are no longer friends and that Denise has been seeing Richie since last year, before Heather and Richie split!!! You've GOT to be kidding me!!!

If this wasn't enough dirt for you, you can go over the The Smoking Gun and check out transcripts from angry voicemail messages Charlie Sheen allegedly left Denise Richards while she was pregnant with their second child. Charlie is so mad at Denise that in addition to repeatedly calling her a liar, he ends up calling her a "dick" and the "N word." Oh dear. I don't know what to think anymore! I love Heather Locklear and Denise being with Richie is just not cool. That is like the number one girlfriend rule...you don't get it on with anyone's ex (or current husband for that matter.) And Richie? Damn, I don't even need to say anything about him. Oh all this Hollywood dirt, deception and scandal is just exhausting. It's things like this that make me really happy to just be living my quiet little Tabloid Whore life.Related Link: The One About The Whole Denise and Heather feud - whose side are you on??

4.24.2006

Starletto sent over this funny little poster that she mocked up ala Jolie/Pitt/Aniston in a play off of The Chronicles of Narnia, this time appropriately titled "The Chronicles of Namibia: The Lion, The Witch and The Jolie-Pitts." I have to admit, it made me snicker with delight, especially because Pitt and Jolie are reportedly being protected by lions or some shit like that in Africa. I love Jennifer Aniston's face and also the picture of Jenny Shimizu in the bottom right hand corner (or is that Maddox? hee hee!). Click on the image to see it bigger. Props again to Starletto!

Britney Spears knows just the way to get back at her husband when he pisses her off and that's to do absolutely nothing at all. Britney, who was reportedly supposed to be the guest of honor at Kevin Federline's cd listening party Friday at Pure in Las Vegas, ended up being a no-show at the event. Whatta ya know? The press is now focusing completely on the Spears no-show instead of Federline's new CD "America's Most Hated." Ahhh. Sweet revenge for dear Brit. Seems like the couple may have had an argument before the party, which may have prompted Brit to bail on the listening party. Shit, last thing girlfriend needs to do when Federline pisses her off is go and pretend to enjoy his crappy music, that's right. A local Las Vegas newspaper reported that she and Federline were spotted arguing in Nero restaurant before the show and that she wound up going back to her hotel suite in tears. Maybe the argument was over the fact that Kathy Hilton, the mother of disgusting Paris Hilton is the one who was going to introduce Federline to the crowd of "fans." Ew! Of all people? That is just weird. Even more weird are people that attended the party. You can check the pictures out over at popbytes.

Oh that Charlie Sheen. He knows he's in big trouble and has decided to speak out about Denise Richard's allegations against him. He will be featured today in an interview on Entertainment Tonight, I guess in an attempt to clear his dirty, soiled name. Oh Charlie, me thinks it might be a little too late for that. Here is an excerpt from Charlie's interview featured on ET's website:

STEINES: "Charlie, she is making some pretty strong allegations in the documentsfiled. What's your reaction?"SHEEN: "Shock. I'm deeply saddened because this is clearly demonstrating a wanting and willful attempt at what I describe as a radical and transparent smear campaign and clearly a departure from sound, sane, responsible co-parenting."STEINES: "How is it that it got to this point?"SHEEN: "It is a reaction to a failed marriage, a reaction to some twisted desire -- real or imagined -- to hurt, to punish, to discredit, to completely torpedo, to undermine my perception as a responsible father... a contributing father, a guy who would give his life for his children." Sheen tells ET that Richards' filing is a "heinous document of fiction." He also says that the fact his children will be able to one day read these court documents is "the worst part." Sheen continues that Denise Richards is, "the only one entirely culpable for putting these radical allegations out for public consumption ... my children included. And I find that as unacceptable as anything I've ever encountered."

Hmmm....Wow, ya think he believes it's as unacceptable as the teen porno sites he allegedly was looking at? Or how about allegedly threatening and pushing your wife? Of course, we still have to see the interview in its entirety, but from the looks of it, aside from throwing around a lot of words, Charlie stating Denise's filing was "a heinous document of fiction," is the closest the old chap got to any type of denial. If this guy wants us to start believing or defending him, I'd like to hear a clear cut, balls to the wall denial from the man first. I have a feeling this is only the beginning of what's about to come out of the closet about this dirty, dirty dog.

4.23.2006

This photo of a clever fellow in Georgetown, WA, who would only identify himself to the photographer as a "hitchhicker from New York," was featured in Yahoo! News Photos. The man said many people walk by him and laugh when they see his sign and usually end up giving him some spare change. Seriously, we see a lot of people holding the cardboard signs here in Los Angeles, but this is probably the best one I have ever come across. Props for creativity Sir! He kinda looks like Heath Ledger, no?

4.21.2006

Oooooh deeear! MK at popbytes and I were just saying to each other yesterday how we were bored with all the baby news and ready for some big juicy scandal to hit. Well, we got our wish!

The Charlie Sheen/Denise Richards divorce is getting sooo dirty and nasty! TMZ has got their hands on some dirty little divorce secrets. They are reporting that Denise has filed papers to get a restraining order against Sheen and told the court Sheen allegedly "pushed her, shoved her and threatened to kill her." Denise is also shedding more light on why their attempted reconciliation did not work last year. She claims that she discovered Charlie was allegedly looking at all these dirty websites that had nasty things like "very young girls, who looked underage to me, with pigtails, braces, no pubic hair, performing oral sex with each other." Puke! She also claims she found websites "involving gay pornography also involving very young men who also did not look like adults." Oh the humanity!!! She is also claiming that once she discovered what Charlie was up to with his dirty, dirty internet play he allegedly told her, "I hope you F***ing die bitch!" Oh my! This is all so horrible (but deliciously scandalous!) If this is true (which I believe it is) I think Charlie is a dumbass for looking at those websites and not being smart enough to set his computer so it wouldn't track his history for Denise to see. Please, any good woman knows the proper way to snoop and Charlie just handed it right over to Denise. She totally nailed that mother f'er! Oh! I feel so bad for her though and the accusations that he pushed and threatened her are horrifying! Props to Denise for being a tough ass bitch and doing what she has to do to protect herself and her kids, I'm sure none of it can be easy. Wow, Charlie really sounds like a cucko-bird pervy weirdo to me. Hmmm....Remember, he did have a history with Heidi Fliess and all....Check out more info at TMZ.

Wow! Tom Cruise moves fast! During an interview with the cast of Mission Impossible III Thursday night, Cruise spoke about the birth of his new born baby Suri which will be featured on an abbreviated 20/20 airing on ABC tonight from 9:00-9:15pmET. Cruise said that the birth "was everything that we wanted." "It was spiritual. It was powerful. It was indescribable. What words can you use? It's still something that I'm processing and keep reliving." Plus, being a father of 3 children isn't going to stop Cruise from whooping it up doing crazy movie stunts telling the reporter, "No. I mean, I have three beautiful children. And I love the adventure of life and filmmaking. … You can get struck by lightning walking out of your house… I’m interested in life. And, I’m very active and I love it."

Well, I think I'm going to jump off the mean-spirited "everyone hates Tom Cruise" bandwagon and wish he and Kate the best of luck with their new baby and hopefully, upcoming marriage. Let the guy practice his kooky Scientology, be as crazy as he wants to be and let Kate get her stinkin' rumored brainwashing if she wants it. And to be honest, I really don't dislike these two enough to get so mean spirited anymore like some people have become. Maybe their coupling is real, maybe it's not, but at least those two didn't cheat on any spouses when they became a couple. Shit, and Kate did get her frickin' epidural!!!

Oh man, this is so sad. Producer-Director Scott Brazil, one of the men behind the fabulous show The Shield has died at the age of 50. Brazil died Monday of respiratory failure due to Lou Gehrig's disease and lyme disease complications, FX Networks spokesman John Solberg said Wednesday. Brazil had been a producer on Hill Street Blues and also directed episodes of "Nip/Tuck," "Grey's Anatomy," "CSI: Miami," "NCIS," "JAG," "Nash Bridges" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

I am a huge fan of The Shield and a lot of Brazil's work. He was a talented guy. This is such a damn shame. RIP.

4.20.2006

My girl Britney can't seen to get a break these days. Now the latest issue of the National Enquirer is claiming that Sean Preston had two other tumbles before the nanny highchair incident. They are claiming that the baby rolled out of bed, falling on the floor twice while sleeping with Britney. She allegedly only realized what happened after she woke up to him on the ground crying. It was also reported that the carpet in the bedroom is what saved Sean Preston from further injury. NE also threw in the little tidbit that Britney fears the three bodyguards she fired months ago for letting Kevin's "Weed Man" into the house will write a tell all about how she stays up eating junk food at midnight, then sleeps till 2pm. OK, yes, maybe she drove down PCH in her SUV with baby Sean Preston on her lap and maybe she left him in the care of a nanny who can't take him out of a highchair without breaking it and dropping him, but I don't believe these new allegations about the baby rolling off the bed for a second.

And to continue the topic of Britney, all morning I have been shakin' my groove thang to a Britney vs. The Knack mashup featured exclusively on popbytes that you must check out. DJ Paul V from Indie 103.1 in Los Angeles (you know, that station that blows KROQ away) features a mashup each and every week on popbytes and they are always the coolest. Check it all out here, it's the perfect thing to get you out of your Thursday slump! Whoopie! Tomorrow's Friday!

Earlier in the month I posted about Paula Abdul being assaulted at a party. Well God bless the National Enquirer because I picked up the latest issue and they have a world exclusive photo reportedly being used in the police investigation of her assault. As you can see above, Paula is lying on the ground curled up in the fetal position (horrifying!). You must go out and pick up a copy because you will also see in the photo her ex-boyfriend, the uber hot Dante Spencer, looking like he's raging with anger at what happened to Paula and seriously about to kick some ass (damn, defending her honor, that is sooo hot!).Paula has accused Hollywood talent agent Jim Lefkowitz of knocking her to the ground after they had a heated argument, a charge that Lefkowitz flatly denies. Man! I am dying to know what the argument was over, that's for sure. Other reports have claimed that Paula made up the attack to cover being ejected from a club for allegedly being falling down drunk. But a friend of Paula's has told the NE that "she was thoroughly examined by the doctor after the whole thing took place and there was no alcohol in her system." By the looks of this photo, I guess either story could be true. But if this guy really did knock little Paula's block off, c'mon, I know we make fun of her and all, but seeing her down on the ground like that? That ain't right.Photo/Source: The National Enquirer issue 5/1/06

So I picked up the new issue of Rolling Stone to read the entire Nick Lachey interview. Overall, it is pretty sad and you can really tell that the poor guy has a lot of heartache. Here are a few more interesting excerpts:

About the Jessica cheating rumors: When it was printed that Simpson slept with Knoxville on the set of The Dukes of Hazzard, Lachey said nothing. He did not ask for confirmation or denial and Simpson did not offer them.

On Maroon 5's Adam Levine: "Adam and I were in a club not long ago and he came over to me to clear the air. It was a two-minute conversation. He said to me: 'Nothing happened while you guys were married.' He looked me in the eyes and said that, so I chose to believe him. Maybe that is naive of me, but I believe what comes out of people's mouths when they talk to me. Maybe I'm an idiot, but that's what I do."

On trying to save his marriage: "On the day she filed for divorce, I drove to her parents' house and tried to change her mind. I had done the research and I had the number of the best marriage counselor in town. I thought we owed it to ourselves to try with a third party. You get to a point where there is so much animosity you can't hear each other. But she didn't want to go."

On who to blame: "Jessica being cast as the villain is unfair to her. Marriage is the toughest thing in the world-to blame her is bullshit."

4.19.2006

Nick Lachey is on the cover of the latest Rolling Stone magazine, which I will be picking up today, thank you very much. The word is that it's a really revealing interview as Nick speaks quite candidly about the breakdown of his marriage to Jessica Simpson.

• "I'll tell you how I knew my marriage was over: I was told."• "Jessica and I began playing these parts (on their MTV reality show Newlyweds) even when we were by ourselves. It became a really blurred line. There was a question about what truly was our reality."• "I don't pretend to understand (former father-in-law) Joe (Simpson). ... I don't know if he ever liked me. To this day I couldn't say. It was painful. Do I think Joe drove a rift between us? No. Was he an influence in our marriage? Absolutely."• "I don't know if there were other men. But if she did cheat, it was the result of something bigger, not the reason we didn't work. ... Sometimes I think it would be easier if I had just walked in the house and found her in bed with a guy. That would be clear-cut. End of story. I wouldn't have to deal with the uncertainty of adultery."

During the Rolling Stone interview, Lachey breaks down into tears six times, consumes four alcoholic beverages and pledges his love to his estranged wife twice.“It breaks my heart that I couldn’t make Jessica happy,” Lachey, 32, tells the mag. “I wanted to be everything to my wife.” Nearly five months after the split, he is still reeling, but says he has no regrets about his marriage. “I’d marry her all over again. Because I still love her. It would be a lot easier to walk away if I didn’t.”

I will post on anything else of interest once I read the full interview.

Aww! It's really babies all around. Congratulations going out to Melissa & Tammy Lynn Etheridge who are expecting...twins! I love Tammy Lynn back from when she played super bitch Nicole Julien on Popular (if you never saw this brilliant show, you must buy the DVD's). Tammy is the one pregnant and Melissa already has 2 children from when she was with that Julie Cypher (who I think, like my girl Anne Heche, broke up because she decided years later that she preferred the company of men). At the time, Cypher was artificially inseminated with the sperm of David Crosby. Eggh.

Melissa and Tammy released the following statement on Melissa's website:

We are thrilled to announce that Tammy is pregnant, and expecting our twins sometime around this fall. To answer the obvious question: we used an anonymous donor from a bank. These are our first two babies conceived together, but not our first time mothering together. For the past 5 years, we have been parenting two children, from a previous time in Melissa¹s life. The twins will be a joyful addition to our loving home. We are a blessed family, and ask that no gifts be sent. Any gifts we receive we will donate to a local women's shelter. However, well wishes are more than welcome!Have a great summer, everyone! Peace, Melissa and Tammy Etheridge

Sorry the Idol commentary is up a bit late! Yesterday was so crazy with all the Tom Cruise baby news, Whitney going into rehab, etc. etc. that I was just crazy spinning all over the place! Thankfully, last night's theme for American Idol was the American Songbook, and I must say, it was one of the best shows this season. Since everyone did an amazing job (I take that back, ALMOST everyone), criticism wont be too harsh today (I know how heartbroken you must be.) Here we go:

Chris Daughtry (What A Wonderful World): What a way to open a show, no? You all know Chris is my favorite, so I will try to keep my usual raves about him to a minimum. I will say that he performed this song beautifully and proved he has talent way beyond being a rock singer. So much for everyone that called the guy a "one trick pony," try taking that little comment and shove it where the sun don't shine! And for the wise guy who commented to me before the show to check out how short Chris is, I will say, you were correct! He looked about an inch shorter than Seacrest, but you just know Seacrest must have had his lifts in last night for that to happen! Plus, I'm going to pretend I didn't even read the crack you made about my Bo Bice. ;) Lastly, the only thing I did not like about Chris last night was that he rolled up his sleeves really high underneath that vest. That fashion nightmare should not have occurred.

Paris Bennett (sorry, missed the name of her song): Paris is such a darling and I love that she is herself and doesn't have to put a dumbass act on to try and get votes. I'll say this, the girl really fit perfectly in this genre of music. Listening to her, I felt like I was being taken back in time...and for once, Paula was right. If Paris made an album like this it would be amazing.

Taylor Hicks (Darling You Send Me): Taylor appropriately calmed his "Taylorisms" down a bit for this performance. Like the others, his voice worked well in this genre and yet, he didn't have to compromise too much. He was still able to throw in a bit of soul at the end. Best part was when Simon snapped his fingers and said it was "*magic*"

Elliot Yamin (It Had To Be You): If only Elliot wore suit pants with that lovely jacket and not jeans, he would have looked spectacular. I know the clothes budget isn't that high, so maybe the poor guy could only afford half the outfit. Still, fashion faux pas and all, Elliot did a great job. I love how happy and excited he always looks on stage and when he said of his performance, "I feel like I'm locked in finally." Cute. Simon had hoped that Elliot would have shown more personality, but I'm just thankful he wasn't bouncing up and down this week during a standard.

Kellie Pickler (Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered): So before Pickle came on I thought that there might be a chance for me to actually like her performance for once because everyone seemed to be doing so great with the standards. I was wrong. She wasn't horrible, but she was super pitchy throughout the entire song. I am sure Pickle's relative who visited this site last week will vehemently disagree with me, but even all three judges thought she was pretty bad.

Ace Young (That's All): I wasn't terribly crazy about the song that Ace did, although his voice sounded good and he didn't hit any bad notes. I love that he wore a suit (men in suits: very, very, nice), but the slicked back hair and little stubby ponytail was pretty bad. I do appreciate his effort to try and look appropriate for the night's theme by getting the hair out of his eyes though. Simon hit the nail on the head when he said Ace's performance was, "charming."

Katharine McPhee (Someone To Watch Over Me): Of course, Katharine did one of my absolute favorite standards, which made her earn even more points than usual in my book. What can I say? The girl is flawless and tonight she nailed it, she shined, again. I will be shocked if she isn't in the final two. And to quote Simon one more time, Katharine was "completely and utterly in a different league."

It's anyone's guess who will go. If we are lucky, it will be Pickle, but just looking at prior weeks rank it probably wont be her. Although, the week that Constantine left, it was his first time in the bottom two. If it's between Elliot and Ace leaving, I have to say that I think I would rather see Ace say goodbye.

Looks like Luke Perry who played Dylan on Beverly Hills 90210 had to get a restraining order against some chick who is allegedly stalking him. Perry is claiming that a woman in her thirties (yep, I bet she was a total 90210 junkie!) by the name of Liz Perry has harassed him by phone and mail and has been showing up at his house uninvited and unannounced. She has no relation to Luke, but just the fact that she is allegedly stalking him shows what a nut she must be...I bet she thinks he is her husband or something like that because they have the same last name. In addition to her children attending the same school as Luke's kids who are ages 5 and 8, he also claims that this alleged koo-koo bird showed up at one of his personal appearances in Palm Springs where he had to be escorted out of the event by security guards. Woah. Wait a minute! Luke Perry can still book a personal appearance? Oh! I'm just kidding! I was a 90210 girl, I love Luke. Sadly, we know these stalking things can end tragically and court documents state that koo-koo bird's sister told Luke she has a history of psychiatric issues and has had similar issues recently. Eee gads!

Oh dear. The latest cover of Star Magazine hitting stands tomorrow is completely nuts. Sounds like there is a possibility for a lot of drama once the Cruise spawn is born into this world. Do you really think if Tom & Kate do break up he would try to get full custody of their child? I have to wonder since he didn't try to do that with Nicole Kidman. Hmmm.....Or did he? Maybe Tom feels differently about this child coming from his own seed or because maybe it is really a special delivery being dropped from a spaceship. I can't wait to read this story and will fill you in on the details as soon as I do!

UPDATE: Hallelujah! Looks like Whitney may already be in rehab! So much for the super group intervention, but damn, it was a great idea! This story is so crazy mixed up and the Enquirer keeps changing the details around. No matter what, lets just hope that Whitney is in rehab and getting the help she needs! Read more HERE. **thanks to the reader who gave me the heads up!

Ahhh, what's a week without a Whitney Houston update? I'm sure y'all are jonezing for a little hit of Whitney, so I have just the thing for ya. Looks like the pleas to help dear bird Houston with her alleged crack addiction have been heard! Hooray! The National Enquirer reports that top peeps in the music industry plan on joining together and coming to her rescue. Bravo! If the NE is correct, soon an all-out desperate attempt to save Whitney and get her into long-term rehab will be put into action. Hootyhoo! People like record producer Clive Davis, Whitney's cousin Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin and Chaka. Chaka. Chaka Kahn, are just a few of the big names being mentioned in this super sized intervention. According to the NE, this is how it's all gonna go down: According to a source, they are all gonna meet up with Whitney and bombard her with memories, love, tears, kisses, blah, blah, blah, and try to convince her to check herself into rehab. If/when Whitney tells them "hell to-the no!Whitney won't go!" or to shove a crack pipe up their ass, the team will then take that girl against her will and force check her into a drug facility! Hoowaah! That's right, if Whitney won't help herself, they totally plan on kidnapping her! Even though friends cannot legally check her in to rehab, this whole plan is possible because they have the secret support of Whit's husband Bobby Brown and mother Cissy Houston. This plan is brilliant! How can it fail?! The only thing that is missing is a song to be penned for dear Whit, ala "We Are The World." Ya hear that Michael Jackson? Whitney's calling!

A while back there were rumors about Jessica Simpson possibly having an on-set affair with a guy named Dane Cook, her co-star in the upcoming movie "Employee of The Month." Since it looked like the tabloids just wanted to connect Jessica with another one of her co-stars (ala Johnny "pukey" Knoxville), I decided to give her a free pass on this one and pretty much dismiss the whole thing. This was also due to the fact that Dane's live-in girlfriend of two years, Raquel Houghton, publicly said the rumors were a bunch of B.S...and that nothing was going on between the two. Well, it's a few weeks later and The National Enquirer has come out with a story saying that Dane's girlfriend has discovered that an affair between Simpson and Cook allegedly did occur. A friend told the NE that "Raquel confronted Dane about the rumored affair with Jessica in late March. He told her that it was an innocent on-set romance. Raquel hit the roof-saying that there was no such thing as an innocent on-set romance and that she was going to move out." Although Cook is said to be trying to "make up" with his girlfriend, he and Simpson were reportedly spotted together at the Improv on April 5th where Jessica tried to hide from everyone by wearing a "big floppy hat and glasses." Yeah, that works.

So if this story is true, tsk! tsk! Jessica Simpson! Yes, Nick may be whoring around with a bunch of different girls right now, but at least none of them have boyfriends or husbands. Jessica always seems to be connected to men with wives or girlfriends. Her alleged affair list includes: 1) Johnny Knoxville (married) 2) Bam Margera (Jen Rivell, now EX girlfriend) and now, 3) Dane Cook (live-in g/f). And for Dane...what is it with these men who are in relationships but seem to suddenly forget about them just to get a little hot extracurricular tail from a dumb ass chick? I don't get it. Also, I never even heard of this fellow Dane Cook before this whole scandal and God forbid this is the result of some desperate publicist planting fake stories about Jessica whoring around just to get free publicity for their client. Either one could be true cuz Hollywood is filled with tons of fake stories, not to mention, dirty, dirty affairs!

Oh I love my Grey's Anatomy...but the National Enquirer has a juicy story about one of its stars, Katherine Heigl, who plays the intern Izzie. Seems that her behavior on set is allegedly not very professional and she is actually a big pain in the ass. The NE reports that Heigl threw a big old hissy fit, startling people around her, when she was prematurely called from her dressing room to the set to film a scene. A source said, "We heard some blood curdling screaming, and my first thought was that it was in the script, a patient dying in agony. But I was astounded to see Katherine yelling at the top of her lungs." Not understanding why Heigl just couldn't shut up and wait patiently, the source added, "there she was, she seemed to be screaming at everyone-the director and crew members. 'You don't know how to do your *******job! What's the matter with you? Learn how to do your *******job, why don't you!" Woah there little lady! Sounds like someone needs Dr. McDreamy to write them a prescription for a chill pill.Source: The National Enquirer

4.17.2006

So, if you believe the gossip, it looks like Angelina Jolie is indeed planning on giving birth to her baby in Africa next month. At first I didn't really believe the reports and thought she & Brad would be coming back to the U.S. only because there have been so many stories about her allegedly being distraught that her mother is sick with cancer, so I thought she'd want to be close to her when she gave birth. Well, hopefully her mom is not as sick as reported and actually planning a wonderful trip to Africa, cuz according to government officials in the nation of Namibia, the couple is there to stay at least through the birth of the baby.

The NY Daily News reported that Samuel Sheefeni Nuuyoma, governor of the region where Jolie & Pitt are staying in a luxury lodge told the Sunday Times of South Africa, "They are having the baby here, and they talked about giving the child a Namibian name." They also report that Angelina was overheard saying that the couple "think it's a girl, but we're not 100% certain." One thing is for certain, if it's up to the Namibian government, Angie & Brad will be able to to make the birth of their child a paparazzi free event. According to NYDN, "Hotel security has set up a green cloth barrier to shield the lodge's garden from paparazzi and guards used pepper spray to drive away one shutterbug. Government officials have refused to grant work permits to photographers and have given the couple's thuglike bodyguards carte blanche."

Hey, did anyone catch the new T.V. show "What About Brian?" on ABC last night? I had to do a little shout out for it because now, it is one of my favorites. I will admit, I love my hardcore 24, The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Lost, in addition to a zillion reality shows, but I have a special fondness in my television heart for the good ol fashioned relationship drama. There aren't a lot of them out there anymore...thankfully there is Grey's Anatomy and One Tree Hill, but gone are the days of all those cool ones that stab you in the heart like Felicity, Once and Again, My So Called Life, Relativity, Dawson's Creek, etc. etc. The show was created by J.J. Abrams, who is the mastermind behind Felicity, Alias and LOST if that doesn't tell you something right there. It stars Barry Watson who played the oldest son Matt on 7th Heaven and after that tough battle he had with Hodgkin's Disease a few years ago, it's even more exciting to see him back and better than ever with his own series. The show is being hailed as a male version of Felicity, except that he's about 10 or so years older in his mid thirties. Not to mention, a really great, fun, good looking guy, but the only one left in his group of friends that is still single. It's just filled with lots of funny, heartwarming and sadly ironic stuff and I recommend it hightly to anyone who is in that same situation or at the very least, was a big fan of shows like Felicity. If you missed the special preview episode that aired last night, your in luck...you can catch "What About Brian?" tonight on ABC at 10pm, in it's regular time slot.

For those of you who are hoping Britney Spears and Kevin Federline will be getting a divorce, don't count on it. Federline believes the old adage, once you get married, you stay married. He doesn't think he and Brit will end up like Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson also believing that N&J did not work hard enough to save their marriage, "My situation is different. I ain't gettin' no divorce. F**k that! "I don't believe in that s**t. Once you get married, you're in it for the fight." As much as people like to joke about Federline, I think it's refreshing to hear someone in Hollywood have an attitude like that about marriage. Maybe it's that good 'ol Fresno upbringing. Hallelujah!

4.14.2006

Ew. Brad Pitt has completely gone koo-koo, getting a mohawk to match little Maddox's. I saw this photo over at the fab website The Superficial and almost threw up. First off, Maddox is adorable and all, but c'mon, Angie should have retired that mohawk on him a long time ago. It used to be "awww cute" years ago when you would see little kids out there copying and sporting the Angie/Maddox mohawk, but now it's just lame. First Brad tries to emulate Angie by dying his hair black, now he does the mohawk like Maddox. I'm sure there are a ton of you girls out there who will say, "aw, I think it's cute that he's doing this for his little boy! aww how sweet!" Oh puke, give me a break. Maybe I could have dealt with a faux-hawk since guys who have those are pretty damn hot, but Pitt, he is sooo not hot anymore. Blech!

Fans of 24, here is some fun stuff for ya. Just like Nip/Tuck's The Carver had his own MySpace site, so now does the cast of 24! I just read about it today in an article in the Los Angeles Times that lists a bunch of TV characters with MySpace sites. I know I may be a little late jumping on the bandwagon about this 24 MySpace thing, but I don't troll around on that site and I figured there are probably some of you out there who don't either, but would find this cool. So, here is a link to Jack Bauer's site for you to check out.

Oh! also, speaking of Kiefer Sutherland, I cannot wait to see The Setinel! I know, I know, his character seems very 24 / Jack Bauer-esque, "Holster your weapon!!" but that is totally why I want to see it. Weeee!

Illusionist David Blaine is coming back with another one of his wacky, crazy ass stunts. I know there are people out there that think he's a big faker, but I love the man and think he is spectacular. I was obsessed with his television specials like Street Magic and Magic Man and freak out every time he does one of his insane endurance stunts. Hello? Burying himself alive for a week with no food? Freezing himself inside a big block of ice? That man has had a catheter stuck in him more times than anyone should ever have to experience in their lifetime. In his upcoming special David Blaine: Drowned Alive, Blaine is going to be floating in an 8 foot sphere "human aquarium" for seven days and nights in front of New York's Lincoln Center. The only source of food he will have will be liquid nutrition through a tube. At the end of the 8 days, he will attempt to hold his breath underwater longer than the current record of 8 mins 48 seconds. Just like his other stunts, the public will be able to go up and interact with Blaine. Hey, if anyone lives in New York and checks Blaine and his human aquarium out, PLEASE email me pictures! I will totally post them on here! The 2 hour live special is set to air on ABC May 8th, with Blaine entering the human aquarium on May 1st. I hate to say this, but I fear that one day the guy is going to end up accidentally killing himself during one of these things, ohhh they make me so nervous!!

4.13.2006

I have a confession to make. I have forgiven Tori Spelling for dumping and cheating on her husband the way she did. I think her punishment has gone on long enough and I am ready to move on and love her again. If you're wondering what is to blame for this shocking change of heart, I'll tell ya. First off, I have always been a fan of Spelling's extremely addictive ultra-cheesy Lifetime movies (what's a lazy Sunday afternoon without a little Co-Ed Call Girl or A Friend To Die For?) and now, I am a huge fan of her new VH1 show So NoTORIous. If you like self deprecating humor, this show is all about that. All I know is that I laughed my ass off watching it last Sunday and realized, yes, Tori and I need to kiss and make up. Maybe now she will invite me to her upcoming summer wedding to Dean McDermott, since her divorce from hubby #1 is set to be finalized on April 20th. I gotta admit that Dean is a really good looking man, even though I have huge issues with the way he left his wife and child and I think he is a complete dork for getting a tattoo of Tori's face on his arm. Oh well, life goes on.

So it's Thursday, my predicted day for the Cruise baby birth and still...nothing. As far as we know, Katie still has the pillow stuffed under her shirt and the baby is yet to be delivered from the orphanage or dropped down from the spaceship. Here are shots of the couple taken from Cruise's upcoming interview with GQ. No matter how you feel about them, if you can't admit the first picture is adorable, you need to get your eyes checked!

Big Brother is my favorite reality show on television today and unfortunately, it's also the only one that makes you wait an entire year for it to come back on the air. This July, the show will be returning for Big Brother 7....All-Stars! You know what that means...some of our favorite contestants (and also ones we hate!) will be coming back into the Big Brother House for their chance at winning $500,000. What up Kaysar! Damn, you would think for an All-Stars show they would up the prize to at least a cool million! The houseguests are yet to be announced because in a unique twist, CBS said that the All Star houseguests will be selected via audience vote. Woohoo! Of course, Big Brother producers are still reserving the right to replace some picks with contestants they think might create a more dramatic fit for the show (uh oh, that frightens me!) Seriously though, there are so many people I would love to see...Evil Dr. Will, Marcellas, Kaysar, Howie, Janelle and Drew, just to name a few. Gah! Please! Just no one from season 4 (remember Jun was the winner?) Also, I might have to take me own life if that annoying Holly from Season 5 is let back into the house (and my strong revulsion for her means you just know she will be.) I am so excited for this and I will be counting the days until the start of Big Brother All Stars. Something tells me that this could be the best one yet.Source: E! Online